• enkers@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    I don’t know… I see what you’re saying, but does the president not have the power to take a principled stance on the matter? Maybe I’m being too naïve about what’s realistically possible, but ultimately intended policy decisions have to start at the mouth of the nation’s leader.

    He needs to firmly acknowledge and denounce the ongoing genocide in Palestine.

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      4 months ago

      Can someone remind me of the last time a U.S. president took a principled stand on some foreign policy issue? Seriously, I’m not just asking this to be a dick. I’m pretty sure things are set up to ensure this does not ever happen.

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        I mean, he certainly did say that he wants to increases taxes on the ultra-wealthy.

        It’s not a foreign policy issue, but it’s one that would be unpopular with any rich donors so it perhaps demonstrates some amount of integrity.

        Just to be clear, I’m not trying to defend the US. Their foreign policy is stinkier than blue cheese.

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          Their foreign policy is stinkier than blue cheese.

          And doesn’t even compensate by also being delicious, like the cheese does!

          Unless you have a significant profit stake in the military industrial complex and/or the fossil fuel industries, of course. Then it’s the most delicious thing ever.

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        4 months ago

        Biden has publicly criticized Russia and China before. Every US President has made statements against countries like North Korea or Iran. It’s the literally the least he could do.

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        4 months ago

        He did, and I’m not trying to downplay that in any way. He also called for peace, though, whereas Trump said he was also pro-Israel but thought Israel should finish what they started.